Love Was Never Meant to Happen in Jack Creek...Paschal Searcy came here to disappear. Discharged from the Army under suspicion of murder, drowning in guilt, and clinging to the edges of survival. Now after the sudden death of his only ally, the sheriff who gave him a second chance, Paschal wears the badge himself. But Jack Creek isn't a quiet southern town anymore. Not with a serial predator on the loose, dirty politics at play, and a woman who drives him to the edge of control.Rayne Devlin never planned to return. Not to the pain. Not to the whispers. And definitely not to the man who makes her skin burn with anger... and something far more dangerous. But after her mother's death and her mentor's failing health, Rayne accepts the job of Deputy Coroner. She's brilliant, guarded, and hell-bent on solving the string of murders no one wants to acknowledge. Even if it means colliding with the one man who challenges her in the morgue, in the field, and in ways that shatter her defences.Their pasts are tainted. Their chemistry is volatile. And Jack Creek? It's bleeding secrets faster than they can bury the bodies.Guilt will resurface.Trauma will be exhumed.And in a town built on silence, love might be the loudest and deadliest threat of all.In this gritty enemies-to-lovers dark romance, nothing is safe.Not their hearts.Not their bodies.And definitely not their lives!